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FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Feb 2013	Jan 2013 to Feb 2013	Feb 2013	Jan 2013 to Feb 2013
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	21 657	0.6	21 826	1.4
Owner occupied housing	13 834	0.0	13 946	1.2
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	7 823	1.5	7 879	1.8
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	44 931	-0.5	45 423	2.0
Construction of dwellings	4 983	0.5	5 058	1.5
Purchase of new dwellings	2 496	-0.7	2 519	0.6
Purchase of established dwellings	37 453	-0.7	37 846	2.1
(a) Includes refinancing (see Glossary).
(b) Excludes alterations and additions.
(c) Excludes revolving credit.

Value of dwelling commitments, Total dwellings

No. of dwelling commitments, Owner occupied housing

• The trend estimate for the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.6%. Investment housing commitments rose 1.5%, while owner occupied housing commitments was flat.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.4%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance fell 0.5%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings fell 0.7% and the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings fell 0.7%, while the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings rose 0.5%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments fell to 14.4% in February 2013 from 15.0% in January 2013.

• Owner occupied housing for January 2013
• Investment housing for January 2013
• Housing loan outstandings to households for the period September 2012 to January 2013.